# Incident 19780421013039I: Cessna 172N, Dickensonville, VA, April 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1978, 18:00 local time
- Place: Dickensonville, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8418° N, 82.2251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dickensonville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8418&lon=-82.2251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73852, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73852) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 28 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780421013039I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO & ENGINE STOPPED. LANDED ON HIGHWAY. OIL PUMP AD NOT COMPLIED WITH YET.

## Other reports on N73852 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010818028169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010818028169I), Aug 18, 2001: Cessna 172N (N73852), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft stalled approximately 5 feet above the runway. A subsequent hard landing caused a loss of directional control, which resulted in damage to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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